| A | 你会说普通话吗？ |
| nǐ huì shuō pǔtōnghuà ma? | |
| Can you speak Mandarin? | |
| B | 我会说一点，你会说英语吗？ |
| wǒ huì shuō yīdiǎn, nǐ huì shuō Yīngyǔ ma? | |
| I can speak a little. Can you speak English? | |
| A | 英语？我不会说。 |
| Yīngyǔ? wǒ bùhuì shuō. | |
| English? I can’t speak it. | |
| 会 | huì | can |
| 不会 | bùhuì | cannot |
| 说 | shuō | to speak |
| 普通话 | pǔtōnghuà | Mandarin |
| 英语 | Yīngyǔ | English |
| 一点 | yīdiǎn | a bit |
| 语言 | yǔyán | language |
| 母语 | mǔyǔ | parent language |
| 外语 | wàiyǔ | foreign language |
| 种 | zhǒng | kind |
| 听 | tīng | to listen |
| 说 | shuō | to speak |
| 读 | dú | to read |
| 写 | xiě | to write |